[Mental treatment of refugees in Germany : Model for a stepped approach].

This article describes the components of a stepped treatment procedure and proposes a stepped and collaborative care model (SCCM) that could be evaluated in nationwide studies. This approach is based on national and international treatment guidelines and aims to provide target-group specific, culturally sensitive methods of diagnosis and treatment. The various steps of the model build on each other, with the first steps relying on technological aids (e.g. online or smartphone options) and support from lay helpers and the more expensive specialist psychiatric and psychotherapeutic therapy only being initiated in cases of more severe mental disorders. PMID: 27896371 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Nervenarzt - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Nervenarzt Source Type: research